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BROKEN -Sonata Arctica
Standard Tuning (EADGBe) Capo 1 
[VERSE]
   BmI was Araised from a Dmbroken Fseed
   CI grew Gup to be F#man unEwanted Bmweed
   Ever Afaster the Dmtime eFxceeds me
   CLittle Gharder aF#mgain to reEmember Bmyou
   Held a Atorch for you Dmwhen lightning Fstruck me Conce aGgain
   Hope I F#mdied for the Elast time
   BmOnly onAe I have a thDming greater thFan you
   CLittle liGght on the skF#my evEery niBmght
   Morning Adew on the Dmfield where I Fmet you
   CI was Gfrozen a F#myear, couldn't Eget through
   BmGot a Asign, not a Dmscar, on my Fshoulder
   CI am Gnot quite the F#mman you Etake me Bmfor
   Fell in Alove with the Dmweakness withFin me
   CTried to Gforce me the F#mring and Eown me
   BmGuess you Afound what you'd Dmthink would oFblige me
   CLittle Gversion of F#mme to conEsume you
[PRE-CHORUS]
   C#mI'd give my Beverything to youE  
   Follow you through the F#garden of obliviC#mon
   If only BI could tell you everythEing
   The little things you'll F#never dare to ask me
C#mDo you really know me? 
I might be a BGod
Show me that you care and have a Ecry
EHow do you see me (as the one)?
F#Can you see my blood when I'm blC#meeding?
C#mHow can you love this exile?
BAnd how could I desire Eyou
When my pain is my F#pain and yours is Gmtoo?
[CHORUS]
   BbOn this deadwinter's Dmnight
   FDarkness becomes this Gmchild
   BbBless this night with a Dmtear
   FFor I have none I Bmfear
[VERSE]
   Seven Alives of a Dmman passed beFfore me
   CSeven Ggraves; F#mone for every Elove I've Bmhad
   Only Aonce I have Dmbroken my Fso called Cheart
   Only Gone made me F#msee why Ethey cryBm  
   Will I Alearn how to Dmbe one of Fyou someCday
   Will I Gstill feel the F#meyes that beEhold me?
   BmWill I Ahear what you Dmthink when you Fsee me?
   CWill it Gtear me aF#mpart if you Efeel for C#mme?
[PRE-CHORUS]
   I'd give my Beverything to you
   EFollow you through the F#garden of obliviC#mon
   If only BI could tell you everythEing
   The little things you'll F#never dare to ask me
C#mDo you really know me? 
I might be a BGod
Show me that you care and have a Ecry
EHow do you see me (as the one)?
F#Can you see my blood when I'm blC#meeding?
C#mHow can you love this exile?
BAnd how could I desire Eyou
When my pain is my F#pain and yours is Gmtoo?
[CHORUS]
   BbOn this deadwinter's Dmnight
   FDarkness becomes this Gmchild
   BbBless this night with a Dmtear
   FFor I have none I Bbfear
[BRIDGE]
BbLittle broken, Galways been
A Dmpart of you beGlongs to me
BbYou were never Gmmine to love, but 
DmThis all has made it Csus4easy for me
C(nGmo lCsus4yrics)C  Dm  
BbBurning feathers, Gnot an angel
DmHeaven's closed, GHell's sold out
So I Bbwalk on the earth, Gmbehind the curtains
DmHidden from everyone
Csus4Until CI find a Gmnew life to Csus4ruin  CagDmain
[SOLO]
Gm  Bb  Dm  F
Gm  Bb  Dm  F
[CHORUS]
   Gm    BbOn this deadwinter's nDmight
   FDarkness becomes this Gmchild
   BbBless this night with a Dmtear
   FFor I have none I Gmfear 
   BbOn this deadwinter's Dmnight
   FDarkness becomes this Gmchild
   BbBless this night with a Dmtear
   FFor I have none I Bbfear

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Broken

by Sonata Arctica

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Csus4

BROKEN -Sonata Arctica

Standard Tuning (EADGBe) Capo 1

[VERSE]

Bm A Dm F

I was raised from a broken seed

C G F#m E Bm

I grew up to be an unwanted weed

A Dm F

Ever faster the time exceeds me

C G F#m E Bm

Little harder again to remember you

A Dm F C G

Held a torch for you when lightning struck me once again

F#m E

Hope I died for the last time

Bm A Dm F

Only one I have a thing greater than you

C G F#m E Bm

Little light on the sky every night

A Dm F

Morning dew on the field where I met you

C G F#m E

I was frozen a year, couldn't get through

Bm A Dm F

Got a sign, not a scar, on my shoulder

C G F#m E Bm

I am not quite the man you take me for

A Dm F

Fell in love with the weakness within me

C G F#m E

Tried to force me the ring and own me

Bm A Dm F

Guess you found what you'd think would oblige me

C G F#m E

Little version of me to consume you

[PRE-CHORUS]

C#m B E

I'd give my everything to you

F# C#m

Follow you through the garden of oblivion

B E

If only I could tell you everything

The little things you'll never dare to ask me

C#m

Do you really know me?

I might be a God

Show me that you care and have a cry

How do you see me (as the one)?

F# C#m

Can you see my blood when I'm bleeding?

C#m

How can you love this exile?

B E

And how could I desire you

F# Gm

When my pain is my pain and yours is too?

[CHORUS]

Bb Dm

On this deadwinter's night

F Gm

Darkness becomes this child

Bb Dm

Bless this night with a tear

F Bm

For I have none I fear

[VERSE]

A Dm F

Seven lives of a man passed before me

C G F#m E Bm

Seven graves; one for every love I've had

A Dm F C

Only once I have broken my so called heart

G F#m E Bm

Only one made me see why they cry

A Dm F C

Will I learn how to be one of you someday

G F#m E

Will I still feel the eyes that behold me?

Bm A Dm F

Will I hear what you think when you see me?

C G F#m E C#m

Will it tear me apart if you feel for me?

[PRE-CHORUS]

I'd give my everything to you

E F# C#m

Follow you through the garden of oblivion

B E

If only I could tell you everything

The little things you'll never dare to ask me

C#m

Do you really know me?

I might be a God

Show me that you care and have a cry

How do you see me (as the one)?

F# C#m

Can you see my blood when I'm bleeding?

C#m

How can you love this exile?

B E

And how could I desire you

F# Gm

When my pain is my pain and yours is too?

[CHORUS]

Bb Dm

On this deadwinter's night

F Gm

Darkness becomes this child

Bb Dm

Bless this night with a tear

F Bb

For I have none I fear

[BRIDGE]

Bb G

Little broken, always been

Dm G

A part of you belongs to me

Bb Gm

You were never mine to love, but

Dm Csus4

This all has made it easy for me

C Gm Csus4 C Dm

(no lyrics)

Bb G

Burning feathers, not an angel

Dm G

Heaven's closed, Hell's sold out

Bb Gm

So I walk on the earth, behind the curtains

Hidden from everyone

Csus4 C Gm Csus4 C Dm

Until I find a new life to ruin again

[SOLO]

Gm Bb Dm F

[CHORUS]

Gm Bb Dm

On this deadwinter's night

F Gm

Darkness becomes this child

Bb Dm

Bless this night with a tear

F Gm

For I have none I fear

Bb Dm

On this deadwinter's night

F Gm

Darkness becomes this child

Bb Dm

Bless this night with a tear

F Bb

For I have none I fear

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